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Hospitals can participate in DAWN and comply fully with
the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
The Privacy Rule permits disclosures of drug-related events
to DAWN, just as it permits disclosures of infectious diseases
for public health surveillance.
- DAWN is a public health surveillance system that meets
all of the requirements of the Privacy Rule.
- Disclosures to DAWN may be made without patient authorization
or consent.
- DAWN requests only the minimum information necessary to
fulfill its purpose.
- SAMHSA is a public health authority authorized by law
to conduct DAWN data collection.
Data submitted to DAWN are protected under two other Federal
laws that restrict use of the data by SAMHSA and Westat. Violations
of these laws carry stiff penalties. |
